Sustainability and Esg Consultant - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Smart Metering Systems

Smart Metering Systems

Verified Company

Cardiff, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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60- Cardiff

Permanent

- £35,000-45,000

Why choose us?
Choosing to work for SMS means choosing to make a difference.

We are changing how businesses and consumers use energy for the better, helping achieve a greener, sustainable, and more affordable energy system for everyone.

Through our range of innovative energy solutions, we are delivering the future of smart energy - working closely with private and public sector partners we are playing a critical role in transforming and decarbonising the UK economy by 2050.

What's in it for you?

25 personal holiday days per year (with additional 8 public holidays) increasing to 30 personal days after 5 years of service (includes options to buy and sell)
Hybrid working options.
Enhanced Maternity and Adoption leave.
24/7 free and confidential employee assistance service.
Medicash health plan offers a wide variety of benefits from cashback on everyday healthcare treatments like optical, dental and physio treatments. Discounted gym memberships and free 24/7 online GP.
Access to our Share Incentive Plan which allows you to become a shareholder in a taxefficient way and benefit from the success of the company
Life Insurance (4 x annual salary)
Pension matching scheme (up to 5% of salary)
Developing our people is important to us we support and encourage development by offering internal and external accredited courses, secondments and study support.

What's the role?

As part of a growing team based in Cardiff, you will provide sustainability consultancy advice to major corporate clients and support SMS's Sustainability Strategy and ESG objectives.

The consultant will understand and support corporate sustainability strategies, carbon foot printing and strategic engagement to contribute to sustainability goals, delivery of relevant certifications such as Fitwel and provide oversight of energy and environmental management.

Stakeholders will need to be guided to appropriate implementation and continual improvement of carbon reduction, climate resilience, management systems (ISO 14001 and 50001), more sustainable travel, waste and recycling programmes, and better management of their supply chains.

This role will report into our Head of Sustainability, working closely with a broad range of stakeholders across SMS to support SMS's Sustainability Strategy and number of key areas within our New Energy Systems team, such as Energy Consultants and Energy & Bureau Services to support clients.

Externally, the consultant will be working directly with major corporate clients leading communications between sustainability and Fitwel stakeholders, and third-party service providers including building service providers.

Within the role there is a requirement for some periodic travel for meetings and audits.

The individual will play a pivotal role in delivering on the strategic plan across selected aspects of sustainability and ESG; engagement, implementation and communicating are key delivery themes.

The salary for this role will be £35,000-45,000, but of course will be dependant on experience.

The working pattern for this role is Monday-Friday, Hybrid Working is offered at SMS plc.

Key Responsibilities:

Internal

Support of critical aspects of ESG and Sustainability Strategy, in line with company vision and values.
Fulfilling external engagement commitments identified within the ESG strategy such as SMS Reports, voluntary disclosures, rating agency engagement and other company communication channels.
ESG and Carbon data collation, calculation, validation, and reporting.
Leading on GHG external audits.

Improving and evolving existing ESG data collection, reporting processes and frameworks.

External

Deliver consultancy projects to provide clients with sustainability strategies.
Engage with a wide range of stakeholders (at all levels of seniority) in client organisations.
Identify and assess the significance of environmental aspects and impacts of client operations, products and services.
Support organisations' operation of ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 standard management systems.
Manage organisations' participation in the Carbon Disclosure Project, Science Based Targets, andother thirdparty environmental sustainability frameworks.
Collation of evidence required by Fitwel, communicating progress, and working with stakeholdersto implement strategies, submit certification documentation.
Undertake data analysis to target valuable environmental improvement opportunities.
Produce highquality client reports.
Any other duties as required.

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

Degree or equivalent technical qualification.
Specialism in environmental sciences desirable.
Auditoror other training in energy or environmental management systems desirable.
IEMA Practitioner membership desirable.
Understand environmental/sustainability principles and policies and their relationsh